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  • noun a person who employs, and directs the labour of, temporary or migratory labourers, especially for seasonal agricultural work

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Examples

  • He blamed high remuneration on a "gangmaster" culture in investment banking, according to the BBC report.

    NYT > Home Page By STEPHEN CASTLE 2011

  • Sir Philip Hampton blamed what he called a "gangmaster" culture in investment banking and he also suggested that bonuses are not a true reflection of the performance of most banks.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • We had been turned away by a fat, corrupt policeman who pretended our papers weren't in order, but who was really taking instructions from a dead-eyed, one-eared gangmaster who sat next to him.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • The little ones can play in Fagin's Den, an area for preschoolers named after the gangmaster of the band of thieves in "Oliver Twist."

    Boing Boing 2007

  • A Scottish woman yesterday became the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under new gangmaster laws.

    Scottish Woman the First Prosecuted Under Gangmaster Laws 2008

  • Five gangmaster rings including 1,000 slaves have been busted by the US Department of Justice in these Florida fields.

    Archive 2007-06-17 2007

  • Good work on the Labour gangmaster exploiting the working classes...

    Danny The Champion Praguetory 2006

  • Two arrests were made, including Alan Garrard, the gangmaster, who had developed the property for the past eight months from a two-up two-down house, without permission.

    Tip of the iceberg Richard 2005

  • There is, if I can use the expression, a sort of gangmaster cultural phenomenon in this, that you recruit top people who really do make a difference, who really do move markets and get business and are really high achievers.

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • Lin Lian Ren, 29, was the ruthless gangmaster who was jailed for 14 years for his part in the tragedy.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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